RE: Migrate them slowly
I am going to try an experiment shortly and bypass windows. I am going to to
put Deb 2.1 on old computers for people who dont know how to use one and
can't afford cutting edge (or dont want to) and see what it takes to get them
going. My first subject is my boss. I am going to put our office files in a
database and show him how to surf the web. Watching him should point me to what
to excpect from someone I cant support closely.
On 20-Aug-99 Stephen Pitts wrote:
>
> To make it easy for newbies to migrate, we replace their
> components one a time under Windows using a windows port of dpkg:
> Outlook Express -> Mahogany
> Word -> AbiWord
> Excel -> Gnumeric
> Command.com -> bash (or zsh) with the cygnus tools
> Photoshop -> Gimp
> IE -> Mozilla
>
> a lot of other programs exist for unix that look and function like their
> windows counterparts (like icq stuff, xmms, IglooFTP/gftp, et. al).
>
> and then the kicker:
> Explorer's UI -> LiteStep (Afterstep/WindowMaker for windows)
>
> Gradually, a little at a time, we get them used to it. Then, we replace
> the kernel. An experienced user helps them set it up, and they already
> know how to use the programs. Voila! We have a new Debian user!
> --
> Stephen Pitts
> smpitts@midsouth.rr.com
> webmaster - http://www.mschess.org
>
>
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